Run design - help!

[PirateGirl]

The way your coop roof is, it means all snow will fall off, melt into the run if you put it on the side you want. You will need to design your run roof with this in mind, or consider adding a gutter or something (?) to divert the melting snow from the coop roof away from your run.

 

[DoeAndGander]

The way your coop roof is, it means all snow will fall off, melt into the run if you put it on the side you want. You will need to design your run roof with this in mind, or consider adding a gutter or something (?) to divert the melting snow from the coop roof away from your run.

Yes! The plan is to have a gutter with rain barrel

 

[PirateGirl]

Yes! The plan is to have a gutter with rain barrel

Excellent plan!

 

[Nor-Cal Chickens]

Good luck with the build! I'm currently working on my coop and run before the rains start coming down. My plan is also for corrugated metal and clear poly mix. So many ideas but time is what's needed!

 

[NHMountainMan]

As you won't have a steep pitch on the roof of the run, regardless os material, I'd recommend that you regularly use a roof rake on the run of the roof. Minnesota snow will build up on that pitch, and you could see ice dams forcing water under the coop's shingles, and get a water leak. (do you have soffit vents on the overhang? - water will back up into the vents during heavy snow melt.) Its just a winter thing those of us in snow country need to plan for in the winter. btw - beautiful coop!

 

[DoeAndGander]

Good luck with the build! I'm currently working on my coop and run before the rains start coming down. My plan is also for corrugated metal and clear poly mix. So many ideas but time is what's needed!

Thank you! Best of luck to you as well. I’d love to see roof when finished. Each time I put the run on my “to do list” I have other priorities take its place. The joys of living in a fixer upper! The sun setting earlier is not helping either

 

[aart]

As you won't have a steep pitch on the roof of the run, regardless os material, I'd recommend that you regularly use a roof rake on the run of the roof. Minnesota snow will build up on that pitch, and you could see ice dams forcing water under the coop's shingles, and get a water leak. (do you have soffit vents on the overhang? - water will back up into the vents during heavy snow melt.) Its just a winter thing those of us in snow country need to plan for in the winter. btw - beautiful coop!

Ditto the roof rake, at least for the run!
But I don't think you'd get ice dams on an unheated building.

 

[Nor-Cal Chickens]

Thank you! Best of luck to you as well. I’d love to see roof when finished. Each time I put the run on my “to do list” I have other priorities take its place. The joys of living in a fixer upper! The sun setting earlier is not helping either

Trust me, I have many half done projects due to priorities of other things getting in the way of progress.

 

[DoeAndGander]

As you won't have a steep pitch on the roof of the run, regardless os material, I'd recommend that you regularly use a roof rake on the run of the roof. Minnesota snow will build up on that pitch, and you could see ice dams forcing water under the coop's shingles, and get a water leak. (do you have soffit vents on the overhang? - water will back up into the vents during heavy snow melt.) Its just a winter thing those of us in snow country need to plan for in the winter. btw - beautiful coop!

Of course! The snow rake is going to be my saving grace. And I may need a ladder too. Yikes! I don’t think it will be too much of a dreaded chore having to rake unless we get a blizzard. Good call! I have open eves and hoping it helps. thanks for the compliment!

 

[DoeAndGander]

Trust me, I have many half done projects due to priorities of other things getting in the way of progress.

Glad you feel my pain! Thankfully I’m able to free range while the progress is slow. I just have to worry about ground freeze and the white stuff